Making Great Nations, Greater

We work with governments and philanthropies to co-design strategies and drive execution for impact at scale

Focus Areas Our Approach

Making Great Nations, Greater

From idea to impact: Designing systems and strategies that redefine governance solutions.

Focus Areas Approach

10

Sectors

30+

Projects

5

Union Ministries

10

State & UT Governments

Impacting 250 million lives,

We are an impact-driven start-up, committed to transforming the lives of individuals and communities for an equitable and inclusive world. Our approach is anchored in grassroots realities and powered by a systemic transformation lens, enabling large scale impact across complex ecosystems.

Focus Areas

Agriculture

Driving systemic change in agriculture to raise farmer incomes and ensure citizens’ nutrition security

Air Quality

Advancing cleaner air through data-driven, evidence-based and targeted strategies that reduce pollution directly at its sources

Education

Transforming education through technology and governance towards better learning outcomes for all students in public schools

Gender

Empowering women as catalysts of change, driving economic growth and fostering inclusive social progress

Livelihoods

Advancing sustainable livelihoods by enabling skill growth, entrepreneurship, and wider employment across underserved areas

Service Delivery

Optimising government service delivery systems to ensure accessible, efficient, and transparent benefits to eligible citizens

Knowledge Products

Enhancing strategic decision-making with insightful, evidence driven roadmaps and research to tackle complex social issues

Our Partners

Our Insights

Publications

The Power of Systems Thinking in Public Sector Transformation

All it Takes is a Smarter Use of Resources to Bridge India's Learning Gaps

Amitabh Kant & Mohit Bahri

Implementation at Scale: Lessons from Large Government Programmes Across States

Reimagining the Census: India’s Historic Shift To Digital Enumeration

How India’s Governance is Being Reimagined by Young Professionals

Pay-For-Results Approach to Budgeting for Superior Outcomes in Union Budget 2025

Amitabh Kant & Mohit Bahri

Delhi’s Perennial Air Crisis: Time for Sustainable Solution

Leveraging Evidence, Technology, and Outcome-Based Financing for Learning in Government Schools

Mohit Bahri & Madhunika Iyer

India Needs to move from ‘Spending More’ to ‘Spending Better’ in Education

Mohit Bahri & Shraddha Iyer

How Haryana, UP & MP are Leading the Way in Regulating EdTech Content in Government Schools

Mohit Bahri & Lt Col Updesh Kumar

Niti Aayog Tries Out Outcome-Based Payment in Public Procurement

Mohit Bahri & Lt Col Updesh Kumar

Real-Time Mapping is Helping Delhi Clear Up its Air

Ankit Jain & Sunny Kolla

Punjab: Data, Dashboards and an Education Revolution in the Making

Anamika, Kheizer & Ananthbabu

Benefits and Challenges of Making Data More Agile: A Review of Recent Key Approaches in Agriculture

Elena, Daniele, Ankur

Implementation at Scale: Lessons from Large Government Programs Across States

Blogs

Bayesian Thinking: A Playbook for Sports, Social Impact & Survival

Factfulness is ‘Step Zero’ for Problem Solving

Beyond Statistics: The ‘Immeasurable’ in Social Impact

Restore, Regrow, Reimagine: Forests at the Core of Climate Action

Designing for Dignity: Rethinking Cash Transfers for Women in India

Using Data as a Language for Change and Impact

Stubble Burning Continues Despite Government Efforts: What's Missing?

Prabhav Agarwal

Compressed BioGas Can Solve Punjab’s Stubble Crisis with Clean Energy Alternatives

How Good Governance Drives Every Step of GDi's Journey

GDi Visit to Rajghat and Gandhi Smriti: Reflecting on Nation-Building Principles

Understanding the Crisis and Pathways to Address Stubble Burning in India

From a Sector Expert to a Generalist Consultant

Four Years of Hope, Impact and Learning at GDi Partners

The Importance of Simplicity in an Increasingly Complex World

Finding Purpose in Work: My Transition from Management to Social Impact Consulting

Rethinking CRM Machine Distribution in Punjab for Stubble Management

India’s First Government Outcome-Linked Funding Program

It Takes a Village to Raise a Village

How GDi’s Set-Up Gave Me the Flexibility to Lead and Experiment with Some Initiatives I Wanted to Work On

Navigating the Impact Sector: My Journey, Challenges, and Learnings

Credit Linkage - Aiding the Great Leap of Aspiration

Classroom Wisdom to Consulting Brilliance: Learnings from Working on Mission Buniyaad - India’s Largest PAL initiative

Anjali Aggarwal

Breaking Barriers: Navigating Disability Inclusion Through Innovation and Collaboration

From a March in Dandi to a Well in Mahad; Lessons for New Nation Builders

Why #NationBuilding is Still Cool

India, an Eternal Experiment with Truths

What Women Need from Classrooms, Workspaces & Democracies

A Nation is Built Daily, Bit by Bit. My Reflections on ‘India at 75’.

Automating Impact

Sai Dammalapati

It’s Time to Declare War on Pollution

Linking Classrooms to the Education Department: From the Eyes of a Teacher Turned Governance Consultant

From District to State — Role, Challenges and Opportunities

Building Home-Grown Talent to Accelerate Large-Scale Social Impact in India

Need to Reimagine Financing in the Development Sector

“I Tried” — My journey of Transitioning to Impact Sector Consulting

About GDi — The ‘Why’, ‘What’ and ‘How’